Sub-Zero
An assassin of the Lin Kuei clan, Kuai Liang commands the power of ice and cold. Unlike other members of his clan, he and his older brother, Bi-Han, were abducted as children by the Lin Kuei and trained in the techniques of assassination throughout their lives. Though his codename is Tundra, he has now assumed the mantle of Sub-Zero to honor his brother after Bi-Han's mysterious death. With the help of his fellow Lin Kuei Smoke, Sub-Zero tirelessly hunts the one who killed his brother.
Moves
Basic Attacks
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Front Punch
fp
3%
high bufferable
Back Punch
bp
5%
high
Front Kick
fk
5%
high bufferable
Back Kick
bk
9%
high
Crouching Front Punch
d + fp
2%
high bufferable
Crouching Back Punch
d + bp
12%
high uprcut
Crouching Front Kick
d + fk
1%
low bufferable
Crouching Back Kick
d + bk
3%
low bufferable
Angled Jumping Punch
during angled jump, fp or bp
4%
med
Angled Jumping Kick
during angled jump, fk or bk
7%
high knockdown
Straight Up Jumping Punch
during straight up jump, fp or bp
5%
med groundbounce
Straight Up Jumping Kick
during straight up jump, fk or bk
5%
med knockdown
Command Normals
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Swipe
b + fp
5%
high bufferable
Force Claws
b + bp
5% / 7% / 15%
Hold bp to charge up; 3 levels of charge; med / med / unblockable ; level 3: knockdown and frozen
Big Leg
f + bk
7%
med bufferable
Sweep
b + bk
7%
low sweep
Throws
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Throw (Away)
b or n + fp + fk
1% + 4% + 4% + 3%
throw
Throw (Towards)
f + fp + fk
1% + 4% + 4% + 3%
throw
Kombo Attacks
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Frosty
fp --- fp
3% --- 5%
high --- high ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable
Cold Feet
fp --- fk --- f + bk
3% --- 5% --- 8%
high --- high --- med ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: flatten
Arctic Blast
fp --- fk --- b + bk
3% --- 5% --- 6%
high --- high --- low ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: sweep
Ice Pick
b + fp --- bp --- fp
5% --- 5% --- 10%
high --- med --- med ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable
Ice Cold
b + fp --- bp --- bk
5% --- 5% --- 9%
high --- med --- low ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: sweep
Frost Bitten
bp --- fp --- bp
5% --- 3% --- 9%
high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: knockdown and frozen ; 3rd hit: knockdown
Ices Up
bp --- fp --- bk
5% --- 3% --- 11%
high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: knockdown and frozen ; 3rd hit: knockdown
Tundra Slice
f + bk --- fp + bp
7% --- 10%
med --- high ; 2nd hit: knockdown
Winter Blade
bp --- bp --- bp
5% --- 3% --- 6%
high --- high --- med ; 1st and 2nd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: flatten
Cold Steel
bp --- bp --- bk
5% --- 3% --- 8%
high --- high --- high ; 1st and 2nd and 3rd hit: bufferable ; 3rd hit: knockdown
Chill Out
fk --- f + bk
5% --- 7%
high --- med ; 1st hit: bufferable ; 2nd hit: flatten
Fast Tags
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Absolute Zero
bp --- fp --- tg
N/A
Tag Kombos
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Freezer Burn
fp --- fk --- tg
Based on Teammate
Arctic Assault
b + fp --- bp --- tg
Based on Teammate
Ability To Freeze
bp --- bp --- tg
Based on Teammate
Tag Kombo Attack
Attack from Teammate's Tag Kombo
10%
high flatten
Tag Specials
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Tag Assist
d , b + tg
0%
Performs Icebeam ; frozen
Special Attacks
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Iceball
d , f + fk
0%
frozen ; If performed on an already frozen character, 6% damage and unblockable
Slide
b , f + bk
9%
low knockdown wkup
Ice Clone
d , b + fp
0%
frozen wkup
Ice Puddle
d , b + fk
0%
unblockable frozen ; Cannot be buffered into ; If performed on an already frozen character, 0% damage and sweep
Enhanced Special Attacks
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Icebeam
d , f + fk + bl
0% (6%)
frozen ; If performed on an already frozen character, 6% damage and unblockable
Power Slide
b , f + bk + bl
9% + 3%
low + med ; knockdown
Ice Statue
d , b + fp + bl
0%
frozen
Ground Freeze
d , b + fk + bl
0%
unblockable frozen ; Cannot be buffered into ; If performed on an already frozen character, 0% damage and sweep
X-Ray Attack
Name
Command
Damage
Notes
Deep Freeze
fk + bk + bl
5% + 16% + 12%
1st hit: high , has armor when charged
Finishing Moves
Fatality
Kode
Distance From Opponent
Fatality 1
b f d f + bk
Sweep
Fatality 2
d b d f + bp
Sweep
Fatality 3 (DLC)
f d f + bp
Close
Stage Fatality
f d b + bp
Varies
Babality
d b d + bk
Jump
Move Analysis
Basic Attacks
N/A
Command Normals
N/A
Kombo Attacks
N/A
Special Attacks
N/A
Enhanced Special Attacks
N/A
X-Ray Attack
N/A
Basic Strategy
N/A
Advanced Strategy
N/A
Combos
Bread and Butters
, 
, 
+ 
, , , straight up jump 
or , , , 
+ , , , , , +
6-Hits: 
Ice Ball Slide
8-Hits: + Ice Ball Straight Up Jump Punch Dash , , , ,
Jump-in Combos
- N/A
Combos With Enhanced Specials
- N/A
Combos With X-Ray Attacks
, , + , , , straight up jump or , , , + , , , , , + + 
Corner-Only Combos
44%: + , Ice Ball Straight Up Jump Punch x2 + , , , Slide
Style
- N/A
Matchups
N/A